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What Tax Credits Can Real Estate Agents Claim?

Because real estate agents do business as a sole proprietorship, the tax situation can become somewhat complicated. You are not employees in the 40-hour per week sense of the word, you are not in a partnership, nor are you incorporated.
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6 Ways to Improve Your Real Estate Value

Even if you own a diversified stock portfolio and a classic car collection, it's impossible to deny the value of your real estate holdings. Your primary residence may well be your most valuable individual asset, and any income-producing ...
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What Happens to Shared Mineral Rights After a Divorce?

In energy-rich areas of the United States, divorcees frequently wrangle with the issue of shared mineral rights. While the legalities that surround these rights aren't fundamentally different than those that concern any other type of ...
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Adverse Property Possession Explained

Although it might seem contrary to everyday landowners' sensibilities, it's possible to gain ownership of a parcel of land without inheriting or purchasing it. The common law doctrine of adverse property possession makes some provision for ...
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What is Mineral Royalties Fraud?

In an age of rapid technological advancement and on-demand information, it might come as a shock that mineral royalties fraud persists. Despite commonsense financial regulations and careful monitoring of drilling, excavation and ...
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How Do Lien Short Sales Affect Abstracts of Judgment?

If you struggle with your monthly mortgage payments and worry about your ability to hold onto your house, you may wish to consider negotiating a short sale with your lender. A short sale may permit you to walk away from your mortgage ...
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What are Fragmented or Severed Mineral Rights?

Were you aware that the owner of the property rights for the surface of the ground is not necessarily the owner of the mineral rights beneath it? It all depends on how the property has been treated in the past or whether the owner of both ...
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What Tax Credits are Available for Low-Income Housing?

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program is one of several that came out of the tax overhaul in 1986. And it is a government program that actually works. It provides financing for over 2 million rental homes as well as generates private ...
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Happy Labor Day from CourthouseDirect.com

  • CourthouseDirect.com Team
  • 09/02/2013
Happy Labor Day from your friends at CourthouseDirect.com! Have a great three day weekend!
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What Does a Lien Alert Tool Do?

In the world of residential and commercial real estate, liens are a fact of life. Liens can arise for any number of reasons and aren't always easy to shake. Worse, they can interfere with investment and occupancy plans with frightening ...
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